February 1, 2015: You're Still the One – Scott Oppliger

The man says to his beloved, “Sixty queens there may be, and eighty concubines, and virgins beyond number; but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the only daughter of her mother, the favorite of the one who bore her.” Which is to say – “one is better than many.” Which raises the question, “Is this true?” In our world today we talk about sexual conquests, and some believe having a tally that goes beyond counting on both hands is good.

But then, why is it so many want to know that one day there will be someone who doesn’t leave? Why is we want to know there will be the same someone there every morning when we wake up? It’s possible that we have given up on what we really want and just settled for something else that can give us the sense that we are connected – even if just for a little while?

How might things change for us if we gave ourselves over, not to our sexual desires first, but tended to our deeper desires and pursued true relationships?